Decades after it vanished, a WWII plane wreck has resurfaced, reigniting the story of a fallen hero and his final mission. Beneath layers of debris and history, investigators have found fragments that ...

In a furious series of World War II Pacific battles, thousands of Allied sailors and ships found their final resting place at ...

On Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was in the middle of a pitched battle off of Guadalcanal. A Japanese torpedo scored a direct hit on the bow of the U.S. Navy cruiser. The blast ignited the ship’s ...

For some families, the end of World War II brought long-awaited reunions with returning soldiers. For others, it marked the traumatic realization that their loved ones were among the many still lost ...

The Royal Navy’s Pride Lost and Found After 60 Years. Dive deep into the HMS Hood wreck discovery and the forensic evidence ...

Scientists and explorers have found the severed bow of a damaged World War II warship. A team aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus found the USS New Orleans 675 meters deep in the Solomon Islands' ...

A large U.S.-made bomb left over from World War II was defused on Saturday after it was discovered at a construction site, police said. Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes after a ...

Wisconsin researchers recently discovered a 145-year-old shipwreck in a murky river – and it was a complete surprise. The Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association (WUAA), the organization that led ...

The discovery of a World War II bomb in Slovakia's capital during construction work prompted evacuations on Tuesday, officials said. The emergency measure covered several blocks in downtown Bratislava ...

A “ghost ship” that sank in Lake Michigan nearly 140 years ago and eluded several search efforts over the past five decades has been found, according to researchers with the Wisconsin Underwater ...